debarrass C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /dəˈbærəs/ UK /dɪˈbærəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb rare: to free someone from an impediment, burden, or unwanted interruption Once the visitor departed, she was debarrassed of interruption and returned to her book. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · rare: to free someone from... disembarrassdisencumberfreerid ↔ Opposites encumberburdenimpede Word family Forms debarrassed Derived forms debarrassment Related forms embarrassdisembarrass Etymology Borrowed from French debarrasser, 'to clear away or free from obstruction,' formed from de- + embarrasser, 'to impede or encumber.' It is unrelated in meaning to debar, 'exclude.' Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # debarrass **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dəˈbærəs/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈbærəs/ ## Meanings 1. rare: to free someone from an impediment, burden, or unwanted interruption ## Examples - Once the visitor departed, she was debarrassed of interruption and returned to her book. ## Synonyms - disembarrass - disencumber - free - rid ## Antonyms - encumber - burden - impede ## Derived Forms - debarrassment ## Related Forms - embarrass - disembarrass ## Etymology Borrowed from French debarrasser, 'to clear away or free from obstruction,' formed from de- + embarrasser, 'to impede or encumber.' It is unrelated in meaning to debar, 'exclude.' ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown